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See Reasons ADC Website Crashes

Published by Tope Fakinlede on July 6th, 2025.

See Reasons ADC Website Crashes

The official website of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) suffered a significant outage after an unexpected surge in traffic, as thousands of Nigerians attempted to register with the newly announced opposition coalition.

On Friday, a social media post drew attention to the issue, attributing the disruption to the high volume of Nigerians trying to align with what many are calling a “rescue mission” for the nation’s political future.

According to a report by IntelRegion, the website went down due to excessive demand, suggesting that the ADC’s online infrastructure was unprepared for the sudden influx of visitors eager to join the emerging political movement.

At the time of this report, the ADC had not yet issued an official comment regarding the technical failure.

This surge in online activity comes just 48 hours after the ADC was introduced as the leading platform for a new opposition bloc aiming to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

A Facebook user, Unclè Anass Dukura, noted difficulty accessing the platform, repeatedly encountering error messages. “The traffic was far beyond what the system could accommodate,” he stated.

The new coalition was unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja and marks a unified effort among key opposition figures in Nigeria to consolidate their strength ahead of the next electoral cycle.

The alliance boasts support from influential political leaders including former Senate President David Mark, ex-Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi.

Also present at the coalition’s launch were seasoned politicians such as ex-APC Chairman John Oyegun, former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal, ex-Attorney General Abubakar Malami, former Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung, Senator Dino Melaye, media entrepreneur Dele Momodu, Senator Gabriel Suswam, Labour Party’s Senator Ireti Kingibe, former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, and retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

Initially founded in 2005 under the name Alliance for Democratic Change, the party later rebranded as the African Democratic Congress after gaining official recognition from Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).